Writing Your Path
Shawn Ryan ’88, award-winning screenwriter and television producer, shares his 18-year journey from Middlebury College to the Golden Globes. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Your Impact
Present Ties and Future Hopes
For Malick Thiam ’24, relationships were key to his most impactful experiences at Middlebury. From his Posse Scholarship cohort being like a family to getting real-world guidance in documentary filmmaking from professor James Sanchez, these connections give Thiam the confidence to take on whatever the future brings.
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Let’s Dance
At Middlebury, Maia Sauer ’22 found the resources to develop her art. Now she and a recent troupe of graduates are navigating life as artists in New York.
Brothers-in-Healing
John Morton ’68 found solidarity and solace during a mountain trek with American and Soviet veterans of the wars in Viet Nam and Afghanistan. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Literature, Learning, Loving Vermont
Jay Parini, the D.E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing, reflects in a wide-ranging conversation on reading, writing, and teaching at Middlebury.
Love, In Language
Kazem Abdullah did not expect to fall in love at the Middlebury German School, nor how that relationship would help him gain greater fluency and artistic understanding as an orchestral conductor in Germany. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Never Too Young
Ben Wessel ’11 on a moment he questioned whether his work to energize youth voters would make any difference. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Building Belonging
Mildred Reese McNeill ’74 started college as part of the then-largest cohort of Black students at Middlebury: 16 people. They would create many firsts for future BIPOC students. A Voices of Middlebury story.
Making Democracy Real
We can’t end all conflict. But can we transform how we deal with it? Aided by a $25 million grant, Middlebury’s program in conflict transformation aims to do just that.
Positive Energy
Liz Crawford ’25 is studying psychology to learn how to empower others, while also competing as a member of the three-time national champion women’s Ultimate team.